

Just Mercy
2019-12-25 · 137 min · ★ 7.8
The powerful true story of Harvard-educated lawyer Bryan Stevenson, who goes to Alabama to defend the disenfranchised and wrongly condemned — including Walter McMillian, a man sentenced to death despite evidence proving his innocence. Bryan fights tirelessly for Walter with the system stacked against them.
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Production details
- Directors
- Destin Daniel Cretton
- Production companies
- Netter Productions, Outlier Society, MACRO, One Community, Participant, Warner Bros. Pictures, Fifth Season
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 25,000,000
- Revenue
- USD 50,401,502
Top Cast
Michael B. JordanBryan Stevenson
Brie LarsonEva Ansley
Jamie FoxxWalter McMillian
O'Shea Jackson Jr.Anthony Ray Hinton
Rafe SpallTommy Champan
Rob MorganHerbert Richardson
Tim Blake NelsonRalph Myers
Rhoda GriffisJudge Pamela Bachab
J. Alphonse NicholsonHenry Davis
Karan KendrickMinnie McMillian
Hayes MercureJeremy Doss
Lindsay AyliffeJudge Foster
Dominic BogartDoug Ansley
Tim HooperCharles Cooper, Office Manager
Andrene Ward-HammondBrenda
John LacyBill
Michael HardingSheriff Tate
Ron Clinton SmithWoodrow Ikner
C.J. LeBlancJohn McMillianTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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